# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/vanilla-ice
# Generated: 2026-09-07T19:17:21.210Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/vanilla-ice"
name: "Vanilla Ice"
slug: "vanilla-ice"
description: "Robert Matthew Van Winkle, known professionally as Vanilla Ice, is an American rapper, singer, actor, and television host. Born in Dallas and raised in Miami, he was the first solo white rapper to achieve commercial success, following the 1990 release of his best-known hit \"Ice Ice Baby\". He is credited with breaking down racial barriers in rap and hip-hop for future white rappers, most notably Eminem."
tagline: "American rapper (born 1967)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Vanilla_Ice_2010_(cropped).jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Musicians"
  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1967-10-31"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
  popularity:           76.27
  momentum:             0
  historical:           25.563692
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     100
  profileCompleteness:  90
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  225
  category: 207
totalFollowers: 1160000
platforms:
  - platform:  "WEBSITE"
    url:       "http://www.vanillaice.com/"
  - platform:  "INSTAGRAM"
    url:       "https://www.instagram.com/vanillaiceofficial/"
    handle:    "vanillaiceofficial"
  - platform:  "TIKTOK"
    url:       "https://www.tiktok.com/@vanillaiceme"
    handle:    "vanillaiceme"
  - platform:  "X"
    url:       "https://x.com/vanillaice"
    handle:    "vanillaice"
  - platform:  "FACEBOOK"
    url:       "https://www.facebook.com/officialvanillaice"
    handle:    "officialvanillaice"
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0406678/"
    handle:    "nm0406678"
  - platform:  "SPOTIFY"
    url:       "https://open.spotify.com/artist/7GXXMm3DB1VswVcuGyInUd"
    handle:    "7GXXMm3DB1VswVcuGyInUd"
  - platform:  "YOUTUBE"
    url:       "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6C5msV8sYCDO_tWWJtyC1w"
    handle:    "@officialvanillaice"
    followers: 1160000
sources:
  - url: "https://www.discogs.com/artist/67435"
    title: "Discogs"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%81%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%8A%D9%84%D8%A7_%D8%A3%D9%8A%D8%B3"
    title: "فانيلا أيس"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%81%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%8A%D9%84%D8%A7_%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%B3"
    title: "فانيلا ايس"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanilla_Ice"
    title: "Vanilla Ice"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C%D9%84%D8%A7_%D8%A2%DB%8C%D8%B3"
    title: "وانیلا آیس"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%B0_%D0%90%D0%B9%D1%81"
    title: "Ванила Айс"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ckb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%A4%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8E%D9%84%D8%A7_%D8%A6%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B3"
    title: "ڤانێلا ئایس"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanilla_Ice"
    title: "Vanilla Ice"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanilla_Ice"
    title: "Vanilla Ice"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanilla_Ice"
    title: "Vanilla Ice"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanilla_Ice"
    title: "Vanilla Ice"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanilla_Ice"
    title: "Vanilla Ice"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanilla_Ice"
    title: "Vanilla Ice"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "وانیلا آیس"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanilla_Ice"
    title: "Vanilla Ice"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanilla_Ice"
    title: "Vanilla Ice"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanilla_Ice"
    title: "Vanilla Ice"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%95%D7%A0%D7%99%D7%9C%D7%94_%D7%90%D7%99%D7%99%D7%A1"
    title: "ונילה אייס"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanilla_Ice"
    title: "Vanilla Ice"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanilla_Ice"
    title: "Vanilla Ice"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanilla_Ice"
    title: "Vanilla Ice"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanilla_Ice"
    title: "Vanilla Ice"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A1%E3%83%8B%E3%83%A9%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A2%E3%82%A4%E3%82%B9"
    title: "ヴァニラ・アイス"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%95%E1%83%90%E1%83%9C%E1%83%98%E1%83%9A%E1%83%90_%E1%83%90%E1%83%98%E1%83%A1%E1%83%98"
    title: "ვანილა აისი"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%B0%94%EB%8B%90%EB%9D%BC_%EC%95%84%EC%9D%B4%EC%8A%A4"
    title: "바닐라 아이스"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanilla_Ice"
    title: "Vanilla Ice"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Vanilla_Ice"
    title: "Wikiquote"
    type:  "WEBSITE"
  - url: "https://pl.wikiquote.org/wiki/Vanilla_Ice"
    title: "Wikiquote"
    type:  "WEBSITE"
  - url: "https://musicbrainz.org/artist/2d5583be-aafd-41ec-addd-df85913855ef"
    title: "MusicBrainz"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q313578"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump